According to a recent report by Accenture, one in three financial services organisations lack either clear plans or resources to address customer ...
Apr 14, 2020 l GDPR, Data Protection, CCPA
The Problem of Data Handling for Financial Services Firms
When it comes to advancements in data encryption, you can find a lot of news on quantum computing (which could easily decrypt anything encrypted),...
Mar 4, 2020 l Data Protection, Data Breaches
Breach Prevention is so 2010: Now is the Time to Protect Data Itself
The trend towards digital transformation means companies are using and monetizing data more and more. Today, there is not only more data, data is...
Feb 25, 2020 l Data Protection, Compliance, Data Breaches
Almost 60% of UK Consumers Affected by Data Breaches in 2019
The number of data breaches that took place around the world in 2019 surpassed all previous years, with a total of 7,098 detected breaches. Although...
Feb 18, 2020 l GDPR, Data Protection, Compliance, Data Breaches, Cloud Computing
Is the US Ready for Centralized Data Privacy Enforcement?
The recent news about a proposed bill to create a central data privacy enforcing body shines another spotlight on the high-risk, high stakes shifting...
Feb 4, 2020 l Data Protection, Data Breaches
Accidental Breaches a Top Concern for IT Security Professionals
A recent Egress survey questioned 500 IT security decision-makers and found that accidental breaches are rife within the industry. Over 70% of...
Data Privacy Day is a reminder for just how unsecure our digital lives really are. Normally, I comment on data protection and privacy for businesses...
The only way to break the endless cycles of data breaches is to learn from the past. Businesses are best prepared to take on future cybersecurity...
The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) was approved by the Governor of California in 2018 and as of January 1, 2020 it is in full effect. The...